A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
I’m in Sunbury on the outskirts of Melbourne – in fact the place I’m visiting – Craiglee – is slowly being encircled by housing subdivisions. The original, beautiful building was …
Winemaker series: Pat Carmody Read More
The grapes for this wine were mostly sourced in Bridge Pa – a powerhouse sub-region for Syrah in New Zealand. From the excellent 2021 vintage, a small addition of both …
Aces & Arrows Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2021 Read More
An aromatic white, from the Steingrubler appellation in the picturesque village of Wettolsheim in Alsace – one of the most southerly of the 51 Grand Cru sites in the Vosges …
Albert Mann Grand Cru Steingrubler Gewurztraminer 2014 Read More
I wrote an article about the Christmas break – read that here > www.winefolio.co.nz/?p=9930. I usually go on a week away in the second week or so after New Year, …
Laithwaites summer box January 2024 Read More
From the North Canterbury pioneers – and their vineyards oldest ungrafted vines – a wine only made in exceptional years. A dark ruby colour in the glass, with a powerful …
Pegasus Bay ‘Prima Donna’ Pinot Noir 2013 Read More
A wine from Bendigo, Gibbston and Pisa sub-regions of Central Otago, brought together in a dry expression of one of Central’s best varietal offerings – Riesling! In our Top 10 …
Peregrine Riesling 2022 Read More
Again – an invite that I am always grateful for, if it is extended… and I am quick to arrange that I can attend; is to the annual unveiling of …
‘Pinot Day’ – the 2015 vintage Read More
One of the most famous restaurants in the world – certainly from a wine lover’s perspective – La Tour d’Argent in Paris – appears to missing wines worth around 2.5 …
Paris restaurant La Tour d’Argent ‘loses’ more than NZ2.5m worth of wine Read More
From the Awatere Valley in Marlborough. A bright ruby-garnet in the glass with no signs of age in the colour this far. An earthy, mineral perfume underlines some ripe, dark …
Two Rivers ‘Altitude’ Pinot Noir 2014 Read More
A dense ruby-black in the glass, with a power-packed perfume that comes racing out of the bottle. Blackberry, redcurrant and cassis lead, with ripe plum, cloves, graphite, five spice and …
Stonyridge Larose 2014 Read More